Kureepuzha Sreekumar

Kureepuzha Sreekumar (born 10 April 1955 in Kureepuzha, Kollam, Kerala ) is a noted Malayalam poet with modernist inclinations. His books of poetry include Habibinte Dinakkurippukal, his first, published in 1984; jiggere Dukkangal; Rahulan Urangunnilla; Amma Malayalam; Keezhaalan; and Suicide Point. He is an atheist.

Career as Writer Sreekumar won the Best Poet Award in 1975 from Kerala University, He refused to accept the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award as it was named after a Hindu god. In 2011 he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Poetry) for his work Keezhalan.

Literary works Amma Malayalam (അമ്മ മലയാളം) Uppa (ഉപ്പ) Pengalsthan Habibinte Dinakkurippukal Sreekumarinte Dukkangal Rahulan Urangunnilla Chaarvakan (ചാർവാകൻ) Suicide Point Keezhalan (കീഴാളൻ) ഇഷ്ടമുടിക്കായൽ ജെസി നടിയുടെ രാത്രി രാഹുലൻ ഉറങ്ങുന്നില്ല